FTW70D0062

NTSB accident investigation · Aeronca 7DC · Waco, TX · June 21, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1969
Place
Waco, TX · WACO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2804EAeronca 7DC
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175133

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1813  69/6/21    WACO,TEX            AERONCA 7DC         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 999
        TIME - 1045                    N2804E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WACO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- TAXIED BEHIND C124, ALL 4 ENG RUNNING.

Aircraft

Registration
N2804E
Reported as
Aeronca 7DC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Waco

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.